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| Board Members |
| Philadelphia SHRM Executive Board 2008-2009 |
Ashley Tappan works for Insigniam Performance, a global consulting firm that specializes in the human factor of catalyzing breakthrough business performance. Ashley's business career has encompassed Human Resource Management, Training & Development as well as Customer Service and Sales. She has worked in the U.S. and Canada. While in Canada, Ashley managed an international Customer Service center for a retail and wholesale distribution company. In her role as Advisor for Education and Development for a highly competitive telecommunications company, Ashley coached executives and teams in forwarding their results. Upon returning to the Philadelphia area, Ashley spent four years in Sales for QVC, the world's largest television shopping channel, and grew a line of travel accessories into a multimillion-dollar business.
Kelley F. Cornish is the Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia - the #1 pediatric hospital in the nation with a 150 year history of serving children. In this role, Kelley provides strategic direction, thought leadership, well-designed interventions, and champions the development of a inclusive environment by integrating diversity into all aspects of the business.
An exemplary role model, Kelley works tirelessly at refining processes, policies and programs that support an inclusive work environment. Examples include coaching leadership on enhancing their diversity competency, promoting flexible work place practices and programs, developing recruitment and retention strategies, and establishing new programs that assist in diversifying our workforce.
Kelley holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration, a Masters in Human Resource Management and is a graduate of Cornell University’s Diversity Management Program which certifies her as a Cornell Certified Diversity Professional (CCDP). In addition, she serves as an Advisory Board Member of the University of Pennsylvania’s Medical School’s Office of Diversity & Community Outreach and is Programming Chair of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management. Kelley and her family reside in Havertown, PA.
Leah DiPaolo began volunteering for PSHRM in 2006 as a member of the Programming Committee and is currently serving as the Strategic Fellow. This board position is targeted to support the development of an HR professional within the first 2-5 years of their career. Presently, Leah is a Regional HR Manager for ARAMARK Correctional Services, which provides food, commissary, facility, and uniform services to more than 475 correctional institutions in North America. Prior to this role, she was a member of ARAMARK’s Corporate HR team, primarily supporting the Payment Services and Corporate Services departments. Leah earned her undergraduate and Master’s degree in Industrial Relations and Human Resources from Penn State University and actively participates in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program of Greater Philadelphia.
Dan Gallagher has served in a variety of leadership and organizational development roles for almost 15 years in organizations such as Comcast, Commerce Bank, Hay Group, Cahners Publishing and Saint Joseph’s University. Since 2000, Dan has worked at Comcast and is currently Senior Director, Organization Development where he manages national leadership development programs for field management/high-potential leaders and enterprise organizational development initiatives around work processes, culture and productivity.
Dan attended Saint Joseph’s University and has a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, a Master’s degree in Training and Organizational Development and served as The Hawk mascot. He served on the Philadelphia Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) for nine years and was the chapter president (2007-2008). In 2008 received the Delaware Valley HR Person of the Year award from the 11 local SHRM chapters. Dan has taught adjunct at Temple University and Saint Joseph’s University and has spoken at several international conferences. Dan plans to publish his first book on leadership in 2008.
In 2006 Dan founded a non-profit organization, Generous Generations, to create a network of giving that promotes generosity and connects families with opportunities to give. He was a participant in 2008 LEADERSHIP Philadelphia Core Program and now serves on their board as well as Saint Joseph’s University National Alumni Board. Dan lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and twin sons.
Samuel M. First serves as Labor & Employment Department Chair at Jacobs Law Group. He has 15 years experience representing private and public sector employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. From 2001 to April of 2007, Mr. First was a partner with the national law firm of Blank Rome, LLP where he concentrated his practice in the areas of labor and employment.
Mr. First represents and advises employers, both large and small, in employment discrimination matters, non-compete, non-solicitation and trade secret disputes, executive employment agreements, employee termination and disciplinary matters, reductions in force, severance arrangements, wage and hour laws, personnel policies and practices and the complex web of federal, state and local laws governing the workplace. In addition, he regularly represents clients on labor and employment issues in mergers, acquisitions and other business transactions as well as all issues affecting unionized workforces.
Mr. First is a frequent lecturer on labor and employment law topics and currently serves as the legal/legislative Board member for the Philadelphia Regional Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management, and Vice-Chair of the Board of JEVS Human Services.
Nicole McInerney is President of Dollars & Sense Education which she founded in 2006. She also owns March Forth LLC, a real estate development firm founded in 2003. She brings in-depth knowledge to her seminar presentations driven by a passion to educate individuals about personal finance.
Nicole holds an MBA with a concentration in Finance from the Stern School of Business, New York University and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Systems Science and Engineering with a concentration in Business and Information Systems from the University of Pennsylvania.
As a board member of Philadelphia Chapter of the Society for Human Resources Management Nicole serves as Finance Chair. She is also a personal finance columnist for Phlare Magazine, a publication for the Philadelphia business woman. She is a former board member at the Southwest Community Enrichment Center.
COMMUNICATIONS TEAM LEAD
Maryalice Doria
mdoria@hodes.com
 Read more about Maryalice Mary Doria is Vice President, Client Services for Bernard Hodes Group. Bernard Hodes Group, a subsidiary of the Omnicom Group, is a fully integrated talent solutions company with over 80 offices and affiliates worldwide and a staff of over 700 professionals. Through our international network, Bernard Hodes Group offers solutions that often combine multiple service offerings in the areas of Recruitment Marketing, Sourcing/Response Management, Hiring Process Re-engineering, and Staffing Technology. For over 16 years, Mary has been responsible for Operations, Client Service, New Business Development, and Creative for the Philadelphia, DC and Richmond areas of Hodes. With over 24 years of marketing and communications experience, Mary has worked with many human resources organizations both locally and globally. Mary holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Syracuse University, is a member of PAAHCR and has served as the Communications Chair for Philadelphia SHRM for the past two years. Mary resides in Marlton, NJ with her two teenage daughters.
David Bush is a principal at Bush Associates LLC, a Philadelphia-based management consulting and analysis firm. He also is a professional business speaker and consultant for The Solutions Network, Inc. Bush specializes in helping CEOs find and keep the MVT© (Most Valuable Talents) needed to create and sustain corporate performance. He is the founding Director of the Graduate Programs in Human Resource Development at Villanova University. Bush earned his Ph.D. from Purdue, his M.A. in psychology from the University of Wyoming and has a B.A. in mathematics and psychology from the University of South Florida.
David began his career in the Guided Missile Range Division of Pan American World Airways at Patrick AFB (Cape Canaveral) where he was a quality control analyst and a project management specialist. He managed process improvement projects for a variety of organizations including Hercules, Smith Kline Beecham, Conrail, and Rhone Poulenc Rohr. He developed the on-line course in Critical Chain Project management for the Villanova-BISK-PMI advanced certificate program in Project Management, teaches two courses in the Masters Certificate in Project Management Program (MCPMP) and teaches a graduate seminar in project management for HR professionals.
David has specialized in benchmarking and team performance improvement in a number of pharmaceutical, chemical and transportation organizations. He had several multi-year engagements with performance improvement projects in the 80s and 90s. Many of these projects produced substantial savings.
Many of David's consulting projects have targeted Organizational Change Management, with special attention to culture change and technology change. He was invited to give lectures on change management by W, Edwards Deming as part of Deming's 4 day seminar.
Bush is the author of the forthcoming "Managing the Office: Coping with Alligators and other Difficult Creatures" which deals with toxic relationships that must be managed in business (Toxic Relationship Quotient). He has also written several articles on performance, talent and culture change. One of his recent books is '"The HR Metrics Toolkit" which is based on a presentation sponsored by the Philadelphia Business Journal and another delivered to the Society for Human Resource Management.
In his complementary roles, both in his consulting business and as Director of the Graduate Program at Villanova University, David conducts research in employee assessment, selection, diversity, and performance measurement. Results of his work have been published in over 100 publications in such journals as the Journal of Business and Psychology, the Journal of Systems and Software, the Journal of Applied Communication Research. His books include Statistics and Research Methods for Measuring HR Effectiveness: the HR and Staffing Metrics Toolkit, and he has contributed chapters to Curing Health Care: New Strategies for Quality Improvement, Women and Work: A Handbook, Visions of the Future: HR Strategies for the New Millennium and Violence the Job: Identifying Risks and Developing Solutions. He is a former board member of the Society for Human Resource Management Foundation and a former member of the SHRM Committee on Health Safety, and Security. He is past president and a board member of the Philadelphia Chapter or SHRM and a member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Human Resource Planning Society. He is also a member of the Strategic Management Society. The Academy of Management, the International Institute of Informatics and Systemics, and the Society for Industrial/organizational Psychology. He is the founder of Bush Associates, LLC and the cofounder of Assessment Metrics International.
Published works include:
- Workplace Violence: Prevention Practices and Policies
- Gender Stereotypes of Occupations
- EDICT for computer ethics education (EDICT is the Ethical Dilemmas in Computing Test)
- Negotiation for Starting Salad: Antecedents and Outcomes Among Recent College Graduates
- Respect: Beyond Diversity Management
Recent consulting projects include:
- Respect in the Workplace - a year long intervention for a 3 campus hospital
- Selecting stock traders - a year long project to improve a selection system by 13%
- Behavior based interviewing skills - an on-line training program
- Benchmarking and strategic planning for Mauritius Telecom
- Emotional intelligence and 360 feedback and coaching for marketing executives
- Developing a code of ethics
Recent teaching activities include:
- Graduate course in Human Resources Metrics and Research
- Graduate course in Organizational Change
- Graduate seminar in coaching
- Graduate seminar in Project management
- Graduate seminar in consulting
Lori O’Connor, SPHR is a Director, Employee Engagement at Comcast Cable, the nations leading provider of cable. O’Connor is a highly accomplished leader who has an HR Generalist background. She has expertise in all facets of human resources including strategic planning, recruitment, employee relations, policy administration and development, personnel development, retention approaches, legal compliance issues, managerial support, organizational development, union avoidance, payroll and benefits administration, employee services, training, and federal/state regulation compliance. O’Connor has twelve years of experience in HR Consultation with a proven track record in linking the HR function to organizational strategies and objectives . She has been with Comcast Cable for ten years. Prior to joining Comcast, O’Connor served as an HR Leader in two local companies.
O’Connor has been a long-time member of SHRM and recently became affiliated with Philadelphia SHRM. She is currently serving on the Philadelphia SHRM Board as the Membership Chair and Scorecard Lead.
O’Connor earned her B.B.A. in Human Resources at Temple University. She is currently pursuing her MBA from DeSales University, with an expected graduation of July 2009. O’Connor earned her Senior Professional of Human Resources certification in May 2007.
O’Connor lives in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania with her husband Daniel and their two children, Ally and Mackenzie. When not working, she enjoys golfing and swimming.
Gloria Sinclair Miller is a Human Resources Professional with over 15 years of accomplishments in multi-unit human resources management positions within the pharmaceutical, retail and finance industries. Currently Ms. Sinclair Miller is an Associate Director, Human Resources for the Information Management organization of Bristol-Myers Squibb, a global pharmaceutical company. In this capacity she works with the Chief Information Officer and the oversees human resources strategic planning, employee recruitment, performance management and employee relations, while also serving as HR project lead in multi-million dollar global Information Technology outsourcing initiatives.
Ms. Sinclair Miller has also held increasingly responsible multi-unit Human Resources Management positions with Borders Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 Company specializing in books, music and food. Prior to Borders Group, Inc., Ms. Sinclair Miller developed, and served in, the role of Regional Human Resources Manager for TD Banknorth in New Jersey, and held the position of Human Resources Administrator for American Express Travel in Pennsylvania.
Ms. Sinclair Miller holds a Masters of Science in Human Resources Management from Widener University; a Bachelors of Science in Human Resources Management from Wilmington University; and an Associates of Arts in Paralegal Studies from Peirce College. Ms. Sinclair Miller is currently certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). She is an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and serves on committees in the Philadelphia Chapter. She has been named the chair of the mentoring committee for the 2008-09 program year.
Ms. Sinclair Miller brings her passion, integrity and leadership to volunteer positions in the community as well. Some of her affiliations include the International Minority Women Business Leaders; the National Black MBA Association, and the Mercer County, NJ Chamber of Commerce’s Young Business Leaders Council.
Christine Derenick-Lopez is the Assistant Director of Aviation, Administrative Services for Philadelphia International Airport. Philadelphia International Airport is one of the largest economic engines in Pennsylvania, generating $14.2 billion a year for the local economy, and more than 200 companies associated with airport employ of 42,000 workers. Christine is responsible for directing the human resource function, creating human resource strategies, including staffing management, occupational health & safety, labor relations, and organizational development. Christine has 19 years of progressive public sector experience in human resources. She serves on the Hotel, Restaurant, Travel & Tourism Board, Philadelphia Academies Inc. as well as Airports Council International-North America/HR Steering Committee. Ms. Derenick-Lopez earned her BS degree in Business Administration from Mansfield University and has been PHR certified since 1999.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS CO-LEAD
Barbara Murphy-Warrington
barwar52@aol.com
Read more about Barbara Barbara has more than 20 years of experience working in major global and domestic organizations, providing advice and services in the areas of executive and leadership coaching, organizational change, diversity and inclusion, HR, and labor and employment advice. She is the founder of The MiraLite Group, LLC (MLG), a leadership and change strategy consulting firm.
Prior to MLG, Barbara held the chief human resources officer position within Catholic Health East, a 60,000+ employee healthcare system that operates in 11 eastern states, and CARE USA, a 12,000-employee global, non-governmental organization (NGO) which operates in over 45 countries. She also was deputy director of human resources at The Ford Foundation. She spent 13 years practicing law in the areas of labor, employment, ERISA, and contract as resident counsel to The Ford Foundation, deputy attorney general with the Attorney General of New Jersey, and law clerk to the Presiding Judge of the New jersey Appellate Court.
Barbara has an undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas, a J.D. from Rutgers University, and a LL.M in Tax from New York University. She is a member of the boards of Winning Workplaces, a Chicago-based nonprofit organization focused on helping businesses and nonprofits create extraordinary work environments; Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children,a New York-based international NGO focused on advocacy for refugees in developing countries; Global Health Ministry which delivers healthcare services to low-income communities in Latin America and the Caribbean; and the Philadelphia chapter of the Society for Human Resources Management.
Frank brings over 20 years of marketing, business development and entrepreneurial experience in the healthcare and professional services industries to PeopleMetrics. Frank is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the execution of PeopleMetrics marketing and business development activities. His experience as an accomplished entrepreneur significantly shapes PeopleMetrics business strategy.
Prior to joining PeopleMetrics, Frank served as Vice President of Language Services Associates, where he played a central role in leading the company to double digit revenue growth during a thirty month period beginning in May, 2004. He also created and successfully launched LSA Consulting, a service leveraging the company’s core capabilities to help its commercial customers understand and better respond to the business opportunities within the growing multi-ethnic market in the US. Prior to joining LSA, Frank was Managing Director of Falcon Capital Partners, a mid-market investment banking and strategic advisory firm serving the healthcare, business services and technology industries. As a partner with the firm, Frank worked on deals with transaction values worth up to $18m, including the merger of his own technology transfer firm, Cadence Technology Group, which he founded in 2001. From 1994 to 2001, Frank held a variety of management roles at Philadelphia Health Management Corporation, where he oversaw key health services programs and worked closely with the executive management team.
Frank received an MBA with honors from Drexel University and a BA in English Literature from UC Santa Barbara.
Stephen Bianchi manages an executive recruiting team of four at the investment management firm Vanguard with responsibility for enterprise-wide senior leadership attraction and selection - including the oversight of all external search relationships for the firm’s three US locations in Philadelphia, Charlotte and Scottsdale as well as their European offices in London and Brussels.
Prior to joining Vanguard ten years ago, he was Manager of Professional Staffing for American International Group (AIG) supporting their domestic brokerage group in NYC and spent the early part of his career as a Senior Recruiter at Liz Claiborne Inc. He holds a Bachelors degree from Montclair State University.
Roxanne Stankiewicz is an experienced human resources professional with years of experience managing the human capital function for public and private companies in the retail, catalog and wholesale industries with headquarters located in the United States as well Italy. Her expertise includes strategy development and execution, talent assessment and acquisition, employee relations and performance management. A graduate of LaSalle University Roxanne is currently attending Villanova University preparing for SPHR certification.
Mike Wiemuth, SPHR, brings wealth of experience and enthusiasm to the Philadelphia SHRM chapter. He currently is the Employee Relations Manager at Sovereign Bank. Prior to this position within the company, he was the Performance and Recognition Manager at Sovereign. He graduated from Indiana University in 1999 with a BA in Criminal Justice and in 2008 graduated from Temple University with a MBA with an HR concentration. Mike is a Senior Professional in HR as well as holds other certifications including CCP, GRP, and CBP.
Geoff Schwarz is a National Account Executive with Aetna, Inc., one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 37 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Mr. Schwarz has a strong background as an experienced sales and human resource professional and has been a very active member in the Society for Human Resource Management. Most recently, he co-chaired the 2008 Delaware Valley Human Resource Person of the Year Award dinner and has been a member of PSHRM since 2006. Mr. Schwarz attended the University of Maryland and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics.
Jackie currently is Director of Client Services at Career Concepts, Inc., the largest independently owned Human Capital Consulting firm in the Delaware Valley with Practices in Career Transition / Outplacement • Professional and Executive Search • Individualized and Organizational Learning • Organizational Effectiveness • Human Resources Consulting • Interim Staffing, where she provides career transition and career development coaching, recruiting, training, account management and business development. She has over twenty years' experience in individual and group consulting services in career transition, career development, executive coaching and organizational effectiveness. Her background includes program development, facilitation and team building, change management, assessment testing and interpretation, effective communication, and coaching on starting your own business or consulting practice. She has previously worked in the academic, not-for-profit and for-profit sectors for organizations such as Drake Beam Morin, Manchester Partners, CONTACT Philadelphia, Temple University, Butcher & Singer, Wheat First Securities, and Sun America Securities. Jackie received her MA in Counseling from Villanova University and her Bachelors Degree in Education from Temple University. She is certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Kingdomality®, Lominger Career Architect, and Bigby Havis Assess for Career Development and Executive Coaching. She serves on the Board of the Philadelphia Society of Human Resource Managers and Chairs the Career Management Forum. She is a member of the International and Philadelphia Chapters of the Association of Career Professionals which allows her membership rights to the Philadelphia Area Coaches Alliance. She is a member of the Greater Valley Forge and Delaware SHRM chapters and a member of the National SHRM.
Gary A. Bennett is an experienced sales and human resources professional with over twenty-five years of industry experience. Currently, Gary is the Market Vice President for Sales Operation with Right Management.
Prior to joining Right Management Consultants, Gary spent two years with Manchester Consulting. During his tenure with Manchester Gary successfully managed key accounts such as DuPont, JP Morgan Chase and MBNA.
From 1986 to 2000 Gary had a successful career at Xerox Corporation. Over his fifteen-year career Gary held numerous positions as Marketing Representative, Account Manager, Key Account Manager, Systems Account Sales Manager, Senior Manager of Human Resources and Staffing and Resources Planning Manager. Early in his career Gary established himself as a successful sales professional in the Delaware Valley. His professional accomplishments earned him numerous President Club and Par Club awards. In 1994 Gary was promoted to System Account Sales Manager where he successfully led his team to the top sales organization in the mid-Atlantic region and number two in the United States. In 1997, Gary became a member of the senior management team and assumed the role of Human Resources Manager for the entire Delaware Valley operation. With over 450 employees in Sales, Service, and Business operations, Gary effectively managed and executed the human resources process discipline, covering all facets of succession planning, diversity, performance management, recognition, compensation, and employee development. Before leaving Xerox, Gary assumed the role of Staffing and Resource Planning Manager for the entire Northeast Sales Operations. In this role Gary was responsible for all sales recruitment and resource planning, reporting to headquarters in Rochester, New York.
Gary is a 1986 graduate of Lafayette College where he earned a bachelors degree. Gary has served as a board member of the Big Brother Big Sister Association of Philadelphia and Human Resources Council of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Gary currently serves as a board member with the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia and Philadelphia Society of Human Resources Management. Gary has served as a Business Volunteer for the Arts through the Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia and volunteer with the Philadelphia Enterprise Center Young Entrepreneurs program.
Connie Pearson-Bernard, has years of experience as a professional event planner and association executive director. A one-of-a-kind association and event planner from early on, Pearson-Bernard began her career while in college where she helped many associations brand their chapters and plan events that increased awareness.
Prior to founding Seamless Events Incorporated, Pearson-Bernard held several positions in the corporate world, most recently serving in Relationship Marketing for the entire US Business Marketing Group for Spherion at Microsoft Corporation. Her main role was to execute quarterly communication to over 10,000 of the top decision-making customers. Other responsibilities included managing budgets, event planning and executing, customer relationship management and much more.
Pearson-Bernard holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from West Chester University. She graduated with the honor of Magna Cum Laude and recognized as one of the most active leaders in the Communication Studies Department. You can also find her name listed in the Who’s Who Amongst Students in Universities and Colleges.
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